HomebrewCon 2016: Caber Tosser 80/- and Faugh A Ballagh! Stout

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The BSG HandCraft booth at this year’s HomebrewCon in Baltimore will be pouring some homebrews from our staff, each highlighting different malts.

Juno Choi brewed a pair of Gaelic ales using malts from MCI and Simpsons. Here are his recipes:

The Caber Tosser Scottish 80/-

Batch size: 5 gallons
Target OG: 1.049
Target IBU: 30

Grain bill:

8 lbs Simpsons Golden Promise
8 oz Simpsons DRC™
8 oz Simpsons Roasted Barley

Single infusion mash at 156°F

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Boil:

1 oz East Kent Golding @ FWH
0.5 oz East Kent Golding @ 30′

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Cold side:

Cool wort to 64-66°F
Aerate/oxygenate & pitch with Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale™ or Safale S-04

 

Faugh A Ballagh! Stout

Batch size: 5 gallons
Target OG: 1.048
Target IBU: 28

Grain bill:

7 lbs Malting Company of Ireland Stout Malt
8 oz Simpsons Black Malt
8 oz Simpsons Roasted Barley
4 oz Simpsons Chocolate Malt

Single infusion mash at 150°F

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Boil:

1.75 oz Fuggle @ 60′

Cold side:

Cool wort to 64-66°F
Aerate/oxygenate & pitch with Safale S-04

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